Good news: I am down in weight again!
Weird news: If you go by stats alone, it appears I’ve lost muscle and gained a little fat.
Better news: That’s not really what happened. Or at least it’s not as bad as it looks.
Basically, I did not run as much in March for various reasons, and that’s pretty much the slight loss of muscle mass. My calves are a little less sexy. The mass will come back in a few weeks. The important thing to remember is muscle is denser than fat, so losing some muscle will show up more. It also affects the overall make-up of my body, which is why my body fat is pretty much unchanged, despite losing weight. I did lose fat, but not enough to offset the muscle contraction, so as an overall part of my weight, it remains consistent. As I run more and keep away from the snacks, this should change, and the body fat percentage will finally yield and fall below 25%.
I had one Kit Kat bar this month. It was on sale.
Here’s to getting closer to 160 pounds by the end of April (I hold no illusions that I could magically lose 7.8 pounds in one month).
Stats:
Weight: January 1, 2024: 172.3 pounds Current: 167.8 pounds Year to date: Down 4.5 pounds March 1: 170.2 pounds March 31: 167.8 pounds (down 2.4 pounds) Body fat: March 1: 25.8% March 31: 25.9% (up 0.1%) Skeletal muscle mass: March 1: 30.2% March 31: 29.9% (down 0.3%) Body water: March 1: 54.2% March 31: 54.1% (down 0.1%) Historical: January 1, 2022: 182.8 pounds
